Rate of new tuberculosis cases in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Rate of new tuberculosis cases was 57 cases per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rate of new tuberculosis cases in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cases per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rate of new tuberculosis cases in Burkina Faso is 57 cases per 100,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of new tuberculosis cases in Burkina Faso peaked at 93 cases per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 57 cases per 100,000 people, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Rate of new tuberculosis cases in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | cases per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93 cases per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 91 cases per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 89 cases per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 87 cases per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 85 cases per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 84 cases per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 82 cases per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 80 cases per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 79 cases per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 77 cases per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 76 cases per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 74 cases per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 73 cases per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 71 cases per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 70 cases per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 68 cases per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 67 cases per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 66 cases per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 64 cases per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 63 cases per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 62 cases per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 61 cases per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 59 cases per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 58 cases per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 57 cases per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.7 cases per 100,000 people | 77 cases per 100,000 people | 93 cases per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2 cases per 100,000 people | 63 cases per 100,000 people | 76 cases per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4 cases per 100,000 people | 57 cases per 100,000 people | 62 cases per 100,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of new tuberculosis cases in Burkina Faso?
- Rate of new tuberculosis cases in Burkina Faso was 57 cases per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of new tuberculosis cases recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 93 cases per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest rate of new tuberculosis cases recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 cases per 100,000 people in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for rate of new tuberculosis cases?
- Burkina Faso ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rate of new tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of new tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of new cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.